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CHS sports week in review

Cavemen net first home win

By Dan KuklaCurrent-Argus Sports Editor

Posted:
12/21/2011 11:16:26 PM MST

Editor's Note: I stopped working for a six-day vacation but apparently local sports teams didn't get the memo and kept on playing. Now that I am back, it's about time we all get caught up on what happened while I was out. Here is a brief review.

CHS Basketball

The Cavemen basketball team hosted the Gadsden Panthers Saturday night, clinching their first home win and second victory over GHS this season, 31-27.

Carlsbad led for nearly the entire game. David Segovia came off the bench and drained two three-pointers to lead the team with six total points. After hitting one in the first half his second came as an answer to a Gadsden trey that only briefly put the Panthers ahead.

"I think that really took the wind out of their sails," said head coach Jamaal Brown of GHS, which worked hard to finally take the lead only to see Segovia steal it right back with a triple of his own.

Brown said the team was patient on offense but still turned the ball over too many time for his taste. The Cavemen don't feature a dominant scorer and in the coach's mind in doesn't matter who scores as long as the team gets the win.

"Every win is crucial, especially against a 5A opponent," Brown said.

Carlsbad's first win of the season also came against Gadsden, a 44-36 road victory. The team's only other win came against Artesia JV in the City of Champions Classic.

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The Cavemen finished practice Wednesday and now will break for the holidays before returning to work Monday in preparation for the Alamogordo Tournament on December 28-30.

The Cavegirl basketball team lost on the road to Gadsden, 33-44.

Carlsbad continues to play without Washington State recruit Taylor Edmondson and is now 1-2 with the star on the sidelines. With Edmondson healthy the Cavegirl defeated Gadsden 55-40 at home, netting 55 points on the two-year anniversary of Shakiri Montoya's death after she won her battle against Leukemia but died from pneumonia on her last chemotherapy treatment. Montoya was buried in her No. 55 blue Cavegirl away jersey and now the team breaks every huddle to honor her courage, determination and attitude.

Like the Cavemen, the Cavegirls now also prepare for the Alamogordo tournament on December 28-30. Results from Carlsbad's home game against Santa Teresa on Monday, Dec. 19 were not available.

CHS Wrestling

The No. 5 ranked Cavemen wrestling team finished in fifth place this past weekend at the Albuquerque Invitational held at West Mesa High School on December 16-17. Michael Munoz and Drake Garcia each won first place in their weight class while Lance Felt and Marcos Herrera each took fourth. Garcia beat Valley's Levi Lucero 11-2. Munoz beat Rio Grande's Andrew Montano by default; Munoz was winning 4-3 when Mantano. Herrera pinned Volcan Vista's Nate Sierra at the 3:13 mark of the second period. Below are the final team standings.